for teens who like to diy
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DIY teen fashion projects
from Casey Lewis
Part Two: Fits to a Tee!
Everyone from Samaire Armstrong (Fox's "The O.C.") to the Olsen twins (a.k.a Mary-Kate and Ashley) has done the DIY thing, so why shouldn’t you? It’s not necessary to be Little Miss Suzy Homemaker. As long as you have a bit of creativity and a handful of boring clothes, you’re on your way.
Ruche It
Using ½ inch wide elastic, measure and cut four strips the same length as your tee (HINT: pull elastic taut before cutting the strips). Turn inside out, and sew the elastic, while stretching tight, evenly down the length of the tee. Though solid tees do work, stripe or graphic-print tees look especially cool with this ruching effect.
To put the leftover elastic to good use, grab any random tee that needs a little spicing up and, while pulling taut, sew the elastic strip (should be about three to four inches long) vertically, off-center at the bottom hem for a neat, asymmetrical look.
Cut It
Chop off the neckline of a solid crewneck tee into a boat neck shape. Sponsored Links
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Be careful not to go overboard – unless you’re channeling Flashdance. If you’re using a long-sleeved tee, hack the sleeves into a ¾ length. With a short sleeve, just trim about one inch off. Unhem bottom using a seam ripper, leaving the edge raw. A new neckline will make all the difference, and the raw edges with toughen up your basic tee.
With a crewneck tee, cut a straight line down the collar to about mid-chest. If you like your V-necks low, make the straight cut longer. Turn your tee inside out, fold flaps in to form a V, and sew in place. This works well with solid-colors, but adds a funky look to graphic tees.
Pretty It
Using a solid beater (or skinny ribbed tank), sew one foot of a funky inch-wide ribbon around the tank about an inch above the bust. Start on the back of the tank, making sure that your ribbon is centered in front. Be extra cautious that you sew in a very straight line. Tie in a pretty bow in the front, and secure. For a quirky look, sew the ribbon off-center, creating an off-center bow.
Craft stores like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn’s, and Michael’s carry a huge variety of hip appliqués and decorations that will give even the simplest tee a complete style upgrade. Look for little beaded designs, cool sequin numbers, or even neat letters.
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ooh! i did this in 4th grade! its permanent (incase you didnt know)
get a small pack of koolaid and do the regular directions, but dont add ice or anything you boil it until its very hot put it in a big bucket if its for your whole head and leave it in for hmm about 10-15 min, its HOT so be carefull then so it dont smell like cherries just take a shower ·_· hope i helped
-Brendaa
use vinegar and koolaid. it will wash out fast but thats how you get it to stay.
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mix sugar free koolaid(to avpid sticky hair)with hair conditioner until u get a paste. u may need somewhere from 3-7 packets of koolaid depending on ur hair thickness and length. put the mixture on ur hair cover it insanely!!! then put plastic wrap around ur hair. try to leave the koolaid stuff on ur hair as long as you can. the longer the better. i suggest at least 8 hours if ur hair is dark, 4 hours if its blonde. remember these times r just minimum. if u can leave it on for 24 hours then u will get a better colour. then after rinse it out and then, depending on the coulour of ur original hair, it will either be bright or just a tint. if u want a good insane colour, bleach ur hair first, BUT DONT USE THE CONDITIONER THAT COMES WITH THE HAIR BLEACH!!! after u rinse out the bleach apply the kool aid mix and all follow the instructions. dont use the bleach conditioner cuz that closes the hair folicle/cutical (i have no idea what its called) if the cutical.folicle is open ur hair will take to the dye better. hope this helps.
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